THIS SATURDAY in the MOORINGS BAR - live music from...

[The Ghost Of Fudge]

SATURDAY 27 SEPTEMBER - THE MOORINGS BAR

LOSE YOUR ILLUSION (GNR TRIBUTE BAND)

MySpace.com - Lose Your Illusion - Guns n' Roses Tribute - Clacton/Colchester, UK - Rock / Metal / Glam - www.myspace.com/loseyourillusion

HOT MANGU

MySpace.com - HOT MANGU (NEW SONG "BBQ" OUT 29TH SEPT) - Aberdeen, UK - Metal / Funk / Rock - www.myspace.com/hotmangu

SAMURAI FURY

MySpace.com - Samurai Fury - Aberdeen, UK - Rock / Metal / Punk - www.myspace.com/samuraifury

Tickets for this show are now onsale from the bar,

priced at a very reasonable fiver. Ask one of the barstaff

to sell you one. Non-ticket admissions on the night will

be on a first come, first served basis... You can probably

expect to pay seven quid on the door on the night.

Lose Your Illusion, a Guns N' Roses tribute band, place all

their emphasis on sound to create the best, most powerful

and electrifying GNR experience you can ever hope to see.

The band are a professional touring outfit who play a huge

selection from GNR's back catalogue including all the

favourites and classic album tracks and rarities.

I saw [the real] Guns N' Roses last week and these guys

were a million times fucking better, the singer pisses all

over Axl Rose - Legendary DJ Krusher, Kerrang

Hot Mangu is a crazed fusion of musical stylings, uniquely

crafted and powerfully delivered. This awesome foursome

burst onto the scene in the North-East 6 years ago and has

seen them reach the Emergenza UK Finals at Londons

Mean Fiddler after winning the Scottish Finals at the Carling

Academy, Glasgow. Theyve just completed their 4th single

with Fat Hippy Records too. Busy boys.

Samurai Fury specialise in fast, dirty, shred Rock'n'Roll.

Their hyperactive stage presence and screaming, crushing,

hard rock/metal fusion sound always serves up an excellent

show of mojo driven, crotch fuelled fun.

[The Ghost Of Fudge]

tickets still onsale

[The Ghost Of Fudge]

golly gosh!

since it's freshers week, we've decided it'll be 5 tickets AND 5 on the door this saturday night:

27/09/08 - GNR TRIBUTE BAND + HOT MANGU + SAMURAI FURY

[The Ghost Of Fudge]

MOORINGS BAR - SATURDAY 4th OCTOBER 2008

8pm-1am, 3 entry

EVIL DEMON THEORY

MySpace.com - Evil Demon Theory - Aberdeen, UK - Rock / Progressive / Classic Rock - www.myspace.com/evildemontheory

A groove filled stoner metal monster. Thats Evil Demon

Theory. Their driving, clattering robot rock gives way at

times to bluesy numbers and theres a fair few guitar solos

for all you classic rock fans too.

SOOTH

MySpace.com - Sooth - Booking shows for oct/nov get in touch!! - Glasgow, UK - Rock / Alternative / Other - www.myspace.com/sooth

Almost as good as Irn Bru! claim hard-working Glaswegian

alt-rockers Sooth as they make their third trip to the bar

after going down a storm last time. They call to mind such

Scottish post-rock masters as Laeto, Eric Euan and Strong

Like Ox.

KALAMAZOO

MySpace.com - Kalamazoo - UK - Rock / Alternative / Psychedelic - www.myspace.com/kalamazoomusic

Shall we let the Daily Record describe alternative psyche-

delic rock outfit Kalamazoo? A monster sound that roams

all over the world of rock. Its as if The Cars were dressed in

black, listening to Led Zep and sporting heavy tattoos and

the odd inverted crucifix.

THE OXBOW LAKE ORCHESTRA

MySpace.com - the oxbow lake orchestra - easter buchan, aberdeenshire, UK - www.myspace.com/oxbowlake

Genre defying jazzists (is that a contradiction?) Oxbow Lake

Orchestra were simply brilliant on their first visit to the bar.

These multi-instrumentalists bring acoustics guitars,

accordian, penny whistles, melodica and more to the table.

[The Ghost Of Fudge]

MOORINGS BAR - SATURDAY 11th OCTOBER 2008:

A SPECIAL NIGHT OF DEATH

8pm-1am, 3 entry

11.30pm - SYRACH

MySpace.com - Syrach (on tour) - Bergen, NO - Death Metal / Metal - www.myspace.com/syrach

Doomy Norwegian death metallers Syrach emerged in 1993

from a murky valley close to Bergen, a region that spawned

many notorious Norwegian Metal bands. Their current album

features a guest appearance by Grutle Kjellson of Enslaved

(amoung others) and this is the last date on their European

tour. Give them a good send off, wont you?

10.30pm - NATAN

MySpace.com - Natan - Genk, Vlaanderen - Black Metal / Death Metal / Folk - www.myspace.com/natanhorde

Atmospheric Flemish melodic black metallers Natan have

been playing all across Europe for seven years, but have only

just finished their debut full length album. With violins, clean

guitars and Flemish folk influences, this isnt one to miss...

9.30pm - BONESAW

MySpace.com - Bonesaw - Aberdeen, UK - Death Metal / Metal / Rock - www.myspace.com/bonesawuk

Bonesaw: an old school lumbering 1990s death metal

zombie, they say. After playing in Norway and supporting the

likes of Napalm Death, Lobotomized, Achren, Black Sun,

Rabies Caste and Defenestration in the UK, theyve refined

their sound and have now been christened Lords of Scottish

Death Metal. By us.

8.30pm - PRYON

MySpace.com - PRYON - Aberdeen, UK - Metal / Afro-beat / Death Metal - www.myspace.com/pryon

Opening act Pryon play death metal (have you spotted the

theme for tonight?). Theyve only been playing together since

Febuary, so heres to gig number ten!

(p.s. Syrach will also be playing a short set on Sunday night at the Moorings Bar's Jam Night /Open Mic)

[The Subtle Arts]

Alas, Pryon is no longer Afro beat as Hassan has corn rows now...

[The Ghost Of Fudge]

And how WAS the special night of death? bands good?

(i was away)

[The Subtle Arts]

I enjoyed it as did the rest of Pryon, my mate came all the way from Bournemouth to see it and he enjoyed it. Everyone in the bar happy as per... I think generally overall it was quite an awesome night.

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SATURDAY 18 OCTOBER

MOORINGS BAR, 8pm-1am, 3 door

ALBYN SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

MySpace.com - Albyn School for Girls - UK - Rock / Indie / Pop - www.myspace.com/albynschoolforgirls

SLICKS KITCHEN

MySpace.com - Slick’s Kitchen - Hagen, DE - Punk / Rock - www.myspace.com/slickskitchen

THE INVALIDS

Nae website

MAN OF THE FUTURE

MySpace.com - man of the future - UK - Rock - www.myspace.com/therealmanofthefuture

For your convenience allow us to pigeon-hole ourselves,

swagger newcomers Albyn School For Girls, We make music

in the vein of; Jimmy Eat World, Foo Fighters, Biffy Clyro, and

Brand New. The bad news is we can't tell you exactly who we

are or what we're all about, because, well... it's a bit of a secret.

Who we are isn't all that important. The question is where we're

going, and once you get to know us, whether you'd like to come.

Thats probably supposed to sound sinister. And it does.

Whitesnake, Alice Cooper, Ted Nugent: all three and more have

been fortunate enough to share a stage with the main men

behind German metallers Slicks Kitchen. Now theyre touring

the UK with Enos and promising a fabulous live show. We

suggest you hit Myspace for a dose of Cum In My Kitchen.

The Invalids are making a swift return to the bar after their

summer show. They play proggy sorta rock kinda stuff. Youll

love them.

Man Of The Future are a noisy two-piece. Thats all we know.

[ASFG]

Thank you fudge for taking a risk on an unknown quantity such as ourselves...

[The Ghost Of Fudge]

indeed, ASFG.

we're always eager to help young bands such as yourselves to find their feet in the hurly burly of the aberdeen music scene...

[ASFG]

Oh, right, I just thought you were devil-me-care mavericks who didn't care who you booked.

[The Ghost Of Fudge]

damn. he's twigged.

[The Ghost Of Fudge]

SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER

MOORINGS BAR

PEARL JAMMIN

Pearl Jam Tribute - Aberdeen, UK

TORTURO NERVOSA

MySpace.com - TORTURO NERVOSA - UK - Other - www.myspace.com/torturonervosawillkillyou

AVOID THE MORNING

MySpace.com - Avoid The Morning [Deput EP Soon] - UK - Post punk / Pop Punk / Powerpop - www.myspace.com/avoidthemorning

Pearl Jammin are a grade one tribute act who really,

actually, properly rock. Veterans of their own bands, these

talented gentlemen will treat you to a selection of material,

from oldies to newies, and leave you panting for more...

Featuring some of the most brutally original and diverse

music to emerge for many a year, Torturo Nervosa incu-

bated their diverse styles in projects including the mighty

Venetian Love Triangle, and are influenced by such ground-

breaking acts as NoMeansNo, Shellac, Fugazi, Mclusky,

Lard and Biohazard. Raging, angular, vital.

Playing their first show at the bar, Avoid The Morning

play post-power-pop punk.

[Norseman]

Most impressed, Disarm at Moorings! I reviewed their album for HardRockHouse recently and it was excellent, looking forward to reviewing them live now. Good stuff indeed.

[The Ghost Of Fudge]

a reminder that tickets are onsale now from the bar for:

MAIDEN SCOTLAND (iron maiden tribute) + Dead Metal + Empyrea

Saturday 8th November 2008

Advance Tix 4, Door 5

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SATURDAY 1 NOVEMBER

Moorings Bar, 8pm - 1am, 3 entry

TOXIK EPHEX

MySpace.com - TOXIK EPHEX - TOXIK TOWERS, ABERDEEN, UK - Punk / Folk Rock / Alternative - www.myspace.com/toxikephex

SMASH IT UP

MySpace.com - SMASH IT UP - Gothenburg, SE - Hardcore / Punk / Rock - www.myspace.com/smashitup1988

WHOLE SKY MONITOR

MySpace.com - Whole Sky Monitor - Leeds - Indie / Alternative / Rock - www.myspace.com/wholeskymonitor

COBRA KAI

MySpace.com - Cobra Kai - Aberdeen, UK - Grunge / Alternative / Rock - www.myspace.com/cobrakairock

The Moorings is delighted to welcome back Aberdonian

punk legends Toxik Ephex for a rare one off show. On the

go since 1980, they play politically driven spikey-haired

protest folk punk, with a twist of Irn-Bru. Theyve played

most notably with the Deak Kennedys, UK Subs & SLFs.

Oi, Smash It Up! I know youre from Sweden, but what do

you sound like? All School Punk! We're a straight up

PUNK band! We play the music we wanna listen to... All

School Streetcore Punk Rock! Dead, Jail or Punkrock!

Whole Sky Monitor: twin-guitar existential kitchen-sink

dramatists of anti-pop notability from Leeds. Huge,

Hulking Anti-Pop, says Steve Lamacq, and he should know

a thing or two about it. Thisll be their second show here.

On the 7th day, God rested. Cobra Kai took over and were

influenced bu Muse, RATM, The Cure, Alice In Chains, The

Pixies, Audioslave and Mudhoney. Now here they are,

playing the Moorings Bar. And wheres God? Exactly.

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SATURDAY 8 NOVEMBER - MOORINGS BAR

MAIDEN SCOTLAND

MySpace.com - Maiden Scotland in Dumfries On Halloween - Glasgow, UK - Metal / Rock / Classic Rock - MySpace.com - Maiden Scotland@Aberdeen Moorings Bar Sat 8th Nov - Glasgow, UK - Metal / Rock / Classic Rock - www.myspace.com/maidenscotland - Glasgow, UK

DEAD METAL

MySpace.com - DeadMetal - Aberdeen, UK - Metal - MySpace.com - DeadMetal - Aberdeen, UK - Metal - www.myspace.com/deadmetal07 - Aberdeen, UK

EMPYREA

MySpace.com - Empyrea - Aberdeen, UK - Metal / Death Metal / Experimental - MySpace.com - Empyrea - Aberdeen, UK - Metal / Death Metal / Experimental - www.myspace.com/empyreaband - Aberdeen, UK

TICKETS ONSALE FROM THE BARSTAFF - 4 (5 DOOR)

Maiden Scotland reproduce the sounds of the legendary

British heavy metal band, and are first choice for Paul Dianno

when it comes to a UK backing band. They play a proper rock

show - no cabaret acts or dodgy wigs here! Thisll be their

third visit to the bar, and previous shows have been rammed.

We suggest you buy advance tickets from the ever helpful

Moorings bar staff (four pounds a ticket or a fiver on the door).

Dead Metal take inspiration from Anthrax, BLS, Down, Iron

Maiden, Kyuss, Machine Head, Meshuggah, Metallica, Slayer,

Suicidal Tendencies and Tool. They pretty much kick ass.

Making their Moorings debut, Empyrea are a six piece tech

melodic metal band with our own unique flair. Theyre under

the impression that they sound like Paganini getting beaten

to death with his own violin. Thats got to be good.

[The Ghost Of Fudge]

tickets onsale til around 6pm on saturday...

[The Ghost Of Fudge]

Fudge present:

SATURDAY 15 NOVEMBER @ THE MOORINGS BAR

8pm-1am, 3 entry, bands start about 8.30pm

DISARM

MySpace.com - - DISARM - - South Yorkshire, UK - Rock - MySpace.com - - DISARM - - South Yorkshire, UK - Rock - www.myspace.com/disarmmusic

PRYON

MySpace.com - PRYON - Aberdeen, UK - Metal / Afro-beat / Death Metal - MySpace.com - PRYON - Aberdeen, UK - Metal / Afro-beat / Death Metal - www.myspace.com/pryon

DIVIDING THE SILENCE

MySpace.com - Dividing The Silence - Aberdeenshire, UK - Metal / Thrash / Death Metal - MySpace.com - Dividing The Silence - Aberdeenshire, UK - Metal / Thrash / Death Metal - www.myspace.com/dividingthesilence

WIFEBEATER

MySpace.com - Wifebeater - UK - Punk - MySpace.com - Wifebeater - UK - Punk - www.myspace.com/wifebeaterpunk

Formed in the back waters of South Yorkshire, Disarm have

been playing loud, heavy, fast, punk-tinged, bullshit free rock

'n' roll since 2005.

Their raucus and relentless songs mix punk and out-of-control

rock 'n' roll with glam to produce an album that sounds like

Backyard Babies, Guns 'n' Roses, Turbonegro and The Misfits

in a knife fight. If you wish rock bands still sounded dangerous

then Disarm are the band you've been waiting for - Big

Cheese Magazine.

Irresistably charming, scuzzy, riotous noise - Kerrang! KKKK

If you can dismiss this, youre way stronger than we - Rock

Sound Magazine

Pryon formed late 2007 to deliver a fresh dose of death metal

insanity to Aberdeens music scene. They tip their creative hat

to unheard cries, political conflict and religious tyranny.

Fancy some thrash/metalcore? Thought you might. So here

come Dividing The Silence for their first Moorings show.

They like Trivium, Slayer, Killswitch Engage, 36 Crazyfists, etc..

... Hey! Did that singer really just introduce a song entitled

Wheres My Fucking Tea? Yes, yes he did. That would be

Wifebeater. Their chosen genre? DomesticPowerViolence.

[The Subtle Arts]

Fudge present:

SATURDAY 15 NOVEMBER @ THE MOORINGS BAR

8pm-1am, 3 entry, bands start about 8.30pm

This will be Alex's last gig with us so it's going to be a packed and probably mental show. Time to get crunk. Looking forward to it.

[Scorge]

Yeah, I am well up for this one.

Woooo!

[The Ghost Of Fudge]

let's see what The Sheffield Star makes of Disarm...

** SHEFFIELD STAR FEATURE **

In from the sticks

Published Date: 08 August 2008

By David Dunn

IT has to be said Mexborough metal merchants Disarm caused a smidgen of confusion among some by naming their first long-player By Any Means Necessary.

It carried the same moniker as a defining five-track EP a few years ago, which you might claim lacks imagination.

But singer/guitarist Brad Andrews is making no excuses. "We had tons of different names for the album but none seemed to sum up all we've put in to getting it recorded and released," he says.

"By Any Means Necessary just sums it up perfectly so we stuck with that."

And just as well. Recorded with Matt Elliss at Doncaster's Axis Studios, this loud, melodic, wilful, occasionally snarling rock-punk cage fight of a record has been drawing positive reviews from the right places re-assuring after living within the album bubble for so long.

"Ever since we finished it off, probably even during recording, I've always thought 'What are people going to make of it' and the good stuff we've had said has been amazing really.

"Even if we have had anything negative written it's been someone who just doesn't 'get it'. Like they don't understand bands can still make straight-up, heavy rock 'n' roll records. I can live with criticism if it's justified but it does my head in when someone hasn't a clue or are just lazy.

"We just do what we do and always have done. We did initially get lumped in some daft '80s hair metal revival but we wanted nothing to do at all with that so we ended up becoming even faster and heavier. I wouldn't want to be complacent sitting in a stale scene doing what everyone else does."

While Sheffield enjoyed its time back in the spotlight courtesy of Arctic Monkeys and others, living outside the city means you sometimes get over-looked. So Disarm have done what any ambitious band should do and toured their backsides off.

Brad, for one, believes having Mexborough as their hometown may have played a part in their music.

"It probably does, more than we've realised. Because we're in a town that isn't really part of anywhere as such we haven't been part of a 'scene' so have just done what we've felt like.

"I don't think there are many bands we 'sound' like it's a real mix of stuff. It seems to frustrate people trying to categorise us; we're too heavy for some but not heavy enough for some.

"We have had some reviews where they've been shocked and stunned we're from Yorkshire, like we should be down the pit earning a crust to buy flat-caps and black pudding for our whippets. Strange."

That Disarm have shrugged off indifference, ignorance and all the other stuff that comes of putting yourself in the line of fire could well pay dividends. While the country's economy goes down the toilet at least rock continues to enjoy a renaissance something not lost on Brad and the boys.

"It could be people getting sick and tired of manufactured rubbish, some kind of nostalgia, or just that people are getting much more varied tastes," he says.

"I did hear someone mention their daughter and all her friends were in to R&B. They then started playing Guitar Hero and now they walk around with back-combed hair wearing Mtley Cre t-shirts. I dunno, people are weird."

And while that's happening the likes of Disarm can surely clean-up. Even with the upheaval in the British music industry. "The music biz is not going through tough times.

"The only thing happening is big record companies are miffed because with the advent of digital music they don't have such a strangle- hold over the industry and can't control it like they used to. I couldn't care less; they've abused the situation long enough so they can live with the consequences.

"Music is now cheaper to produce and distribute so bands don't need them anymore independent labels are the way to go for the future.

"I wouldn't say we are 'part' of it anyways and we definitely don't need to justify ourselves to anyone. We've always been outsiders and that's the way I like it."

[The Ghost Of Fudge]

... and if you enjoyed DISARM last night, please note they're playing a second set tonight (sunday 16 nov) as part of the Jam Factory open-stage night... from 9pm...

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SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER @ THE MOORINGS BAR

SON HENRY ELECTRIC BLUES BAND

MySpace.com - Son Henry - - Blues / Acoustic / Americana - www.myspace.com/sonhenry

COHOLIC

MySpace.com - COHOLIC - Edinburgh - Us -Glasgow, UK - Rock / Pop / Progressive - www.myspace.com/coholicmusic

THE ELVIS SUICIDE

MySpace.com - The Elvis Suicide - Glasgow, UK - Punk / Rock / Country - www.myspace.com/theelvissuicide

RECKLESS LIFE

MySpace.com - Reckless Life - Whisky County, UK - Rock / Glam / Punk - www.myspace.com/recklesslife86

Son Henry is a self confessed cynical old dog with a lap steel

guitar and a volume addiction, who was inspired to make music

at the age of 12 when he saw BB King play. Goes down a storm

every time he plays the bar, so bring a quart of J.D. and your

dancing shoes. Actually, best just buy the Jack from the bar, the

boss (Flash) wont like it much if you all turn up with a carryout...

War. Anxiety. Sex. Serial Killers. Coholic have been making a

considerable mark on the Scottish music scene with dynamic,

dramatic and passionate songs about all of the above and much

more.... Jim Gellatlyss Exposure show on XFM Scotland featured

them as among the bands to watch in 2008, and their grooving,

distorted, dirty indie rock went down rather well last time.

What do The Press think about Glasgows The Elvis Suicide?

Franz Ferdinand on 10 Red Bulls... a blitzkrieg wall of sonic rage

overlapped with a love song which begins and ends in two

minutes - Daily Record

"beneath the scrambling guitars, punchy drumming and punk

shouting, The Elvis Suicide have a country sensibility. Their single-

mindedness is breathtaking, their music stripped of the

pretension that mars so much rock." - The Skinny

Reckless Life are a four-piece sleazey rock n roll hellride from

Malt Whisky County, Scotland! They have the big sound and an

attitude to match it! So wake up and smell the piss stained sheets,

this new wave of Scottish Sleaze is here to stay! they contend.